Regarding maintenance..
the longest I've kept a car is 16 months (my e93 335i) (excluding my C class from age 16-18)... so as long as warranty fixes it.. I'm usually pretty good.
I got screwed really really bad with my 986 and 996 before... so no way am I ever getting a Porsche out of warranty again... or any car for that matter.

And regarding reliability... since I don't plan on keeping any car out of warranty.... shouldn't be too much of a worry...

I need to drive the Porsche.

I don't think many on here have a Porsche C2...most who have on I've noticed have a C2S or 911GT3...

Given that the Porsche is not an S model, I say M3. It has 70 more hp, and comes with free maintenance. And Porsche maintenance is not cheap. I think the Porsche would probably make a better track car, with its fixed roof, lighter weight and better handling. But as a street car, I think the M3 is the better choice.

Given that the Porsche is not an S model, I say M3. It has 70 more hp, and comes with free maintenance. And Porsche maintenance is not cheap. I think the Porsche would probably make a better track car, with its fixed roof, lighter weight and better handling. But as a street car, I think the M3 is the better choice.

If that were an S model with its 385 hp, I would change my mind.

yeah

But the S model... for a 09... can easily run in the 70s-80s

I would rather spend my money on real estate :/
Or get a GTR in that price range... or a used 07 997 Turbo

Given that the Porsche is not an S model, I say M3. It has 70 more hp, and comes with free maintenance. And Porsche maintenance is not cheap. I think the Porsche would probably make a better track car, with its fixed roof, lighter weight and better handling. But as a street car, I think the M3 is the better choice.

If that were an S model with its 385 hp, I would change my mind.

Porsches really aren't about the hp. Numbers don't tell the real story - the way it drives

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Originally Posted by persian54

Regarding maintenance..
the longest I've kept a car is 16 months (my e93 335i) (excluding my C class from age 16-18)... so as long as warranty fixes it.. I'm usually pretty good.
I got screwed really really bad with my 986 and 996 before... so no way am I ever getting a Porsche out of warranty again... or any car for that matter.

And regarding reliability... since I don't plan on keeping any car out of warranty.... shouldn't be too much of a worry...

I need to drive the Porsche.

I don't think many on here have a Porsche C2...most who have on I've noticed have a C2S or 911GT3...

Porsches really aren't about the hp. Numbers don't tell the real story - the way it drives

Yeah you're 100% correct.

My old 986 was more fun to drive than my e93 335i
But it wasn't practical (or that fast in a straight) at all; nor did it have any luxuries
But the fun factor was definitely there
The 996 was indeed amazing... but unexpected upkeep along with an older body style...

I am really curious on how PDK is; I've heard nothing but great things about it.

^Yeah, I am actually curious about the numbers of base 911's Porsche sells, most I see are S's as well. We've had a bunch of Porsche's in the family, we sold the 997 GT3 earlier this year. It was a hell of a fun car, but couldn't drive it most of the year because of the Chicago weather and the roads here are terrible, I thought I was going to destroy my wheels with all the potholes. That aside, I'm sure the base C2 would still be an awesome car. We owned an '02 996 C2 that I loved, so I'm sure you'd get a lot of enjoyment out of the newer model. Oh, and PDK is quite nice. Just got back from driving the C4S around, and it's a damn good tranny.